New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-16
THE TALK OF TIE DAP.

THE TALK OF TEE DAK
The people of Boston are just now 40 much inter-
ested In the proposal to put new sounding board In
Music Hall that they are taxing but languo interest
In the doings of the outside worli.
It IA said of Themlstoces that ne could call by their
an the people Of Athens which city tnen smar
bered 10000 Thems was xb preS memories
the names Of city's entire popuiauOn IN s ctv
have excuse for not buying copy , o. tb seo boo
-(NOrnstown Herald
ave see 1t reported that 5000 books are published
In this country every year." says the editor OK "Ine
Arizona Howler' and yet We can't aford TO puy
any Of them. We state this fact for the beneht OF
the cusscs who down on our books for several
years. subscription. While they drinking terri
torial liquor with the money that belongs to us, we
are starving for pure literature. or else browsing
dsconsolately como OF last years Patent Omce
reports Our angry passions are nsing and We shall
soon be ready to 20 tour Of collection with our
tried and trusty 'weepin' You hear US snort"
No phrase has been moro often quoted than the one
ave left country for our country's good' as ap
plying to criminals 1t only the other day that
R %% prs.ented AZ sydney Australia IN 1895 ana
Tns parts were ali taken By shipped
England and convict was the author: The pro-
aSounding in hits upon tho causes which brought tho
to tho colony. How It ever found it way into
Louis Globe-Democrat
For tho past two or three years every Saturday
issue Of "The Toledo Blade" has contained strong
leading editorial article denounc!ng the liquor evil
These articles evidently written by Mr. Locke (Pe-
troleum v. Nasby and always end with tho italc ex
hortaton, In hne by itself, to
"Pulveriz the Rum Power.
7 have been tempted time and again to write to
"The Examiner" an appeal for its vast influence to
stop a great owl, and warn tho people Of this city
tho lnorssss p' Specially among children any
common among children that speak Of Parents
should teach their children, and tho Board OF EducaoD
should instruct the TEACHERS In the public schools to
admonlsh the cldren daily upon the evil effects OF IT.
IAN apothecary In San Francisco Examiner
@The San Diego Unionr says that the "detestable
and lawdefy'ng Chinese" are destroying the fisheries
Of tho Pacific Coast There is probably some basis OF
fact the charge; but 1t is not likely that we would
hear so much about 1t II tho offenders were white
hoodums.
Omaha Dame-wby don't you go to your own
JOHNNY like the Broad Avenue sunday school
best: they have the incest books.
"But they don't belong to our denomination at
all Does the preacher ever say anything about he'll ."
ayes he did once. He said hell was state"
"Humphl You understand that explanation, OF
coursel"
"oh yes, ] know right of he meant Missouri"
-(Omaha World.
to be safe In these days Of fantastic speculation.
FrenchmaD Is said writing book which will
show that the bard OF Avon Of French descent and
his originally Jaques Pierre, or in plain
English John Peter.
farmer near Harrisburg raised thlrty-two water
the legs of dnerent boys to keep the melons at
homo. HIS lawyers fees and court costs have been
Sz65 to date. Divide by thlrty-two and you get tho
cost OF pennsylvania melon, though the old man had
lots Of fun In Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
In Mexico laborcrs get is to o5 cents day. and
are often paid in farm produce
"The Burlington Free Press notices that man
who's we'll Oh In years and well on In money is gen.
orally considered great matrimonial prize.
Together. they se. sdo by side. Suddenly he
81 have long waited and watched for this oppor
tunlty. My heart calls upon me to speak,
M,ncta started TO arise as IL TO depart In anger
"stay" Henry cred .siayl let me detain you yet
moment Ny means arc ample: Ia a.ra how f.
Gin various ways. In Mexican Central, Kelly
Motor and"
"say no moro and she gave him a freezing glance
al shall always esteem you as friend, MI Munning'
ton. shall always be pleased to be sister to you,
but nothing moro "-tBoston Transcript.
Canada roIoccs In the thought that It Is able to owe
the little bill Of s2ss 100000.
We do not remember to have seen In print the
following story told by the Rev. Mark Traon ycstcr
day Of Camp Meeting John Allen; The latter
Maine and performed the duties OF his Office 1t need
not bo said, In I'll. own inimitabe way, though no
held his private opinion of the body and Of Its
legality n Legislature when the day at last
arrived and the Speaker announced tho House adj
journod sno do "Cncle- John gave 1t this parting
bencdlction:
."Blow ye tho trumpet, blow
Tho gladly solemn sound:
Let all tho nations know,
To earth's remOtest bound
Tho year OF jubilee has Gomez
Return. 20 ransomed sinners, home"
mo emphasis and the gestures accompanying thc
last line bs Imagined by those who knew the
unique preacher.-tBoston Traveller